Garment hanger



P 1957 A. J. BEAULAC 2,805,012

GARMENT HANGER Filed April 7, 1955 IN VEN TOR. Jam? Jim/44c tuba/9 UnitdS tes Patent 7 GARMENT HANGER Albert J. Beaulac, Fitchburg, Mass.

Application April 7, 1955, Serial No. 499,815

Claims. (Cl. 22391) This invention relates to a new and improved garmenthanger which is particularly adapted for holding trousers by the cuffends thereof, but which is useful for all garments, and the principalobject of the invention resides in the provision of a relatively simplebut positive holding means for holding garments without the use ofspring latches but embodying positive clamping means for holding thegarments so that the same cannot slip from the garment hanger.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a garmenthanger of simple construction and comprising a central member includinga pair of opposite slotted, laterally-extending wings thereon, incombination with a pair of pivoted clamping members having clampelements extending through the slots in said wings and being providedwith garment-holding elements at the ends thereof for cooperating withsimilar elements on the central member, providing for a double garmenthanger having two clamping means, each of which is positively andindependently adjusted and positively clamped relative to the other; andthe provision of a device as above described including a rotatable coathanger mounted in a novel manner thereon.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa view in front elevation illustrating the novel garment hanger;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in elevation, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,part being in section; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in elevation of the clamping portion of thedevice, looking in the direction of arrow 3 in Fig. 1.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a main supportor central element 10, the same being elongated and made in anyconvenient manner and from any suitable material, but preferably beingof pressed metal and having an end perforated as at 12 for reception ona bolt indicated at 14, the bolt finding support in a U-shaped member16, 18.

The opposite or lower end of the member is provided with a twisted fiatportion 20 to which may be secured by any desired means elongated crosspieces 22 which may be of wood or the like and which have securedthereto softer strips 24 such as felt or the like to grip the garmentsto be held by the device.

The central member 10 is provided with a pair of oppositely extendingco-planar wings 26 and 28, each of which is formed on a curve of whichthe bolt 14 is the center. These wings are slotted as at 30 and passingthrough the slot there are provided screw-threaded fastener meansgenerally indicated at 32, each of which is provided with a head 34 fortightening and loosening the same by engagement of head 34 with thesurface of the wing members 26 and 28, against the arcuate side members36 and 38.

The fasteners 32 are mounted in the arcuate side memberse36 andv38 thelatter being-"mounted to swing o the. bolt 14, soathat the fasteners'32ride easily in the slots 30;- The member'38 is arranged partiallyco-planar with member. 36'bY being ,twisted slightlyfrom the area of thefastener14 down to'the area of its:wing portion 26.

By rotating the heads 34, the members 36 and 38 are clamped to the wings26 or 28, or selectively they are loosened so as to allow swingingthereof in the direction of the arcuate arrows in Fig. 1. The member 38is shown in Fig. l as being open in a position to receive a garmentbetween the element 24 and a like element 40 at the free end of arm 38.The element 36 is shown in clamping relationship with respect to thecentral member and it also is provided with a similar garment clampingelongated element 40.

It will be seen that the present device positively clamps garments andwill hold the same in fixed relationship, so that the garments cannotslip and fall to the floor. The clamping operation is extremely simpleand may be quickly and easily accomplished merely by adjusting thepositions of the side members 36 and 38 with as much clamping pressureas desired.

An arcuate coat-hanger member 42 is arranged on the base 44 of thehanger hook 46 and this coat hanger is arranged to rotate thereon, sothat the coat may be positioned at any desired angle with respect to thegarment hanger portion thereof, thus rendering the same more convenientparticularly in crowded condition of garment storage spaces such as theordinary closet. It is to be noted that the various members of thepresent invention may be made of metal, plastic or any other suitablematerial.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

l. A garment hanger comprising a support, a central elongated memberdepending therefrom, a laterally swingable garment clamping memberarranged to pivot with respect to said central member, cooperatinggarment gripping elements located on the central member and theswingable member transversely thereof, an elongated arcuate guide on thecentral member intermediate the ends thereof and crossing the pivotedmember, and clamping means on the pivoted member and associated with thearcuate member for positively clamping the pivoted member in selectivelyadjustable angular relationship with respect to the central member, thearcuate guide having a center of curvature substantially coincident withthe axis of swing of the swinging member.

2. A garment hanger as recited in claim 1 including a coat hangerrotatably mounted on said support above the central member.

3. A garment hanger of the class described comprising a support, adepending elongated central member on the support, a pair of elongatedarcuated wings extending in opposite directions laterally from saidcentral member intermediate the ends thereof, a garment clamping memberswingably mounted on the central member at each side thereof, a manuallymanipulated clamp on each swingable member having a portion clampinglyassociated with a respective elongated wing for securing the samethereto in selectively adjusted angular position with respect to thecentral member, and garment gripping elements at the free end of eachgarment clamping member in corresponding relation with like elements atthe lower end of the central member, the arcuate wings having a centersubstantially coincident with the axis of swing of the swingably mountedclamping members.

4. The garment hanger of claim 3 wherein said support comprises adownwardly opening, U-shaped member, a pivot-pin extending between thelegs thereof, and

. PatentedSept; 3, .1957,

said central member and said two garment-clamping References Cited inthe file of this patent means being located on said pin and between thelegs of UNITED STATES PATENTS the U-shaped member. 5. The garment hangerf'claim 3 wh ei ii i 2,463,136 B361, 511 Mali 1, 1949 are a ijlate andslbtte d and theclamp 011 each respeqtive 5 2,690,282 Donahue Sept. 28,1954 si vingble garment clamping member extends thfpugha' 'i'espective'slot and includes a head for clamping engagement with the wing at theopposite side thereof'fr'om that of the swinging garment clampingmember.

